Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-13
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Philip John Satterftld of near Wyom
ing, Del, has bought the home farm OF
David Scott, at Houston, for "a, 500.
j. j. Boyce has purchased the eyapo-
rating factory and grounds of Messrs.
Hitch 4 Boyce Of Laurel for S1,i00. He
intends to continue the business.
Mrs. Harris, an eyed widow OF Milford,
last week received 81 900 back pay, and
a pension Of Sl2 per month, Her husband
served in defence Of Lewestown in the
war OF 1912.
The Bozman correspondent Of the
Easton Gazette whites: tEaston ia only 90
miles from us, but it takes Just four days
to get letter from there, by the present
arrangements; for instance, start it =atur-
day we will receive it Tuesday afternoon"
Captain William Walker Of the quaran-
tine station on Fisherman's Island OF
Cape Charles, reports having recently
found the body of young man washed
ashore there. The body was we'll clothed,
but had nothing on 1t by which it could
be identified. --EaStgilie Herald
The gamblers in Wilmington seem to
be az bard to drive = that city as are
the illicit whisky Tiers in Cecil
county. The -'ar against the former,
however, is still in progress, and no favor
shown thsts trspps- qualify else
'.y8 means ore used aga The '',raY 81.
ing bar rooms IA Cecil county, then a
better state Of things would exist, -Deld-
rare Ledger.
Since the murder of Benjamin Evers.
man, about two years ago, the lower por-
ton of Wicomico county has been in
tested with thieves and incendiaries
More than four stores have been robbed
and burned to the ground. On Monday
night this gang, it is supposed, robbed
the store Of George D. Insley, at Waters
vile, and then fred the building, which
was destroyed, together with the stock
The stock is estimated at from IS, 900 TO
$4,000.
There is sliding door in the market
house at Cambridge from behind which
glass of whisky may be obtained at
almost any time by three sharp raps with
the knuckles and 1O-cent piece, not.
withstandiDg the prohibitory law of Dor.
chester. The owner of this magic door
is "doingn three months in the Maryland
House Of Correction for working this
racket, but his clerk is said to know the
"open sesame" of it quite as vol as the
boss did. Dorchester Era.
John r Nicholson, Esq of this town
was in Chestertown, Md, three days this
week, representing the Baltimore &
Delaware Bay railroad in suit brought
against that corporation by DIR. o. II. b
Massey of Massey's, Md. DIR. Massey
seeks to recover for piece Of land which
was leased to the company in 1881. Mr.,
1 Nicholson rendered the principal 1885,
without interest for damages, but Mr.
Massey refused, and suit has beer
brought J.. J. Bingham, Esq of New
York is associated with MIR. Nicholson. :
DelGtoaTetIb.
In May 1883. Mrs Julia A. Valiant il
crossing one of hor fields, lost pair O.
gold spectacles In 1854 the field wa
ploRed for corn aud went through th,
usual rotations that OF wheat and grass
Ia 1887 it WAS again plowed for corn
Last week "a Mr. S. b Edgar was passin,
through the fsld he discovered tin
glasses lying upon the surface. The,
were perfect with the exception of ont
side piece which was gone, the glasssl
were unframed and the gold was as brigh
as it was the day they were lost. Whei
lost they were enclosed in n leather cas
which had entirely disappeared. 1t vii
be seen from this that they were burie,
under the soil from the spring Of 1884 t
1885, in the latter veal, they were brough
to the surface and passed through ai
entire corn tilloge. Gdzstte.
On Thursday morning about 8 o'Cloe
the store house OF Mr.. Thos h. Burton
az Harbesnn, was discovered ON fire
Mr.. Burton WAS called by a neighbo
whose wife had been awakened by the firt
and dressing hastily went to the stor
and unlocked the front door, letting OH
his dog, and although the house wa
ablezs and the room full Of smoke, b
went in to see that his safe was looked
catching bis nvercoat as he came on
, The fact that the flames were near a he
of powder prevented any attempt at sa,
ing anything. MIR. Burton had been il
sured in the Kent County Mutual I,
~, 900, AND had paid the premium on it 4,
years. A few months ago the compar
Cancelled 81 1000, and at New Years tht
J Cancelled the remainder. There is q Rel
/ eral feeling that the Kent has not act,
| Justly by her patrons, as the J0tEr7l
said last week, and it is very probab
, that test case as TO the rights of the i
I sured will be made in this instance. N
Burton had not re-insured. jon
a nal.
: The Delaware Railroad Company Is nj
/ building at Delmar bunk room" viii
q includes reading room, wash room al
dormitories for the use of its train m
who are Obliged to remain there over nigl
Milford CbroniCle.
i the will Of the late william H. Roach
j. Hopewell, Somerset county, was admittl
u to probate Wednesday week HE was one
|, Somerset county's wealthiest men, al
- probably the largest real estate owner
the county, the most of his property bel
L at Hopewell and Crisfield. Hls will Civ
l. mis- farm near Hopewell to his two soI
William E. and Charles H., In fee simp
l. and house and lot In Crisfeld to /
" daughter, Mrs. Gordon T. Atkinson. I
balance Of his real estate, which consi
principally Of houses and lots In Oristie
about 20, he leaves to DIR. Gordon T. Atki
e. son and Robert f. Brattan in trust for eil
le years to rent, the proceeds to 20 to
seven children, two sons and five daughte
~ He names as his executors his son, Wilt
to Il. Roach, and his son-in-lnw, DR., Cord
y T. Atkinson, with Senator Robert +. Bratt
as their attorney. His estate Is estima.
8. to be worth $lOO, 1000: